My Treasuring Poetry guest today is Arthur Rosch. His new poetry book, Feral Tenderness, has been on tour and I have really enjoyed introducing Art to other poetry lovers. Today he is sharing some of his favourite poems including a live reading. Thank you, Kaye Lynne Booth, for hosting us today.

To day, I am very excited to be hosting author and poet, Arthur Rosch, with his thoughts about poetry. I consider Art to be a brave poet as he poetry is so brutally honest and cuts to the core of difficult and emotional matters.
Over to Art:
My favorite poem is “Prophet”, written in 2001. Here it is:
Oh lord, oh lord,
what has befallen me?
That which I hoped to make straight
only becomes more twisted.
That which should be understood
only becomes more strange.
How did I come to this unexpected shore?
What am I to make of the walking wreck of myself?
I can still think, still work,
still speak in poems
in the sleepless time of the night.
It is a mixed gift, this life, it is hard
to feel so completely lost
in complexity I don’t know how I made.
I wanted to be a…
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Shared on Twitter for you, Robbie. Arthur was kind enough to reply personally to my recent comment.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete. We both appreciate your shares and support.
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Powerful writing!
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Thank you, Jacquie
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Wow, very thought provoking words.
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Hi Carla, I find Art’s poetry quite fascinating.
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It sure is.
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Lovely. A universal feeling I think.
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Thank you, Dorothy.
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Great post, Robbie! I liked Arthur’s poetry.
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Hi Miriam, lovely to see you. Art’s poetry is very interesting and powerful.
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What a wonderful poem. That is the power of poems, isn’t it, that they can say so much in just a few words, and make the reader feel so much more than words ever could.
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Hi Jacqui, yes, you have nailed it. That is why I like writing poetry. It is like a pressure valve.
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Beautiful…thanks for sharing, Robbie.
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Thank you, Jill
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A very powerful poem
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Hi Bella, thanks for visiting. Arthur is very talented.
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Wonderful poem by Arthur, Robbie. Thanks for the review.
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My pleasure, Kamal. I do enjoy poetry and like to introduce poets to other poetry lovers.
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That is awesome Robbie so nice to be motivating and encouraging all poets to all of us. Thanks a lot.
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this was fun – well done – and talented author
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Hi Yvette, I think so too. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
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😊🌸
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Dear Robbie, I want to thank you for your kind comment on my last post. It vanished into Spamland before I had a chance to respond.
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Oh dear, I wonder why? WP can play funny tricks sometimes. Thanks for visiting, Dolly.
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My pleasure, dear Robbie. WP gremlins do come out to play once in a while.
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How lovely to meet Arthur on another feature, Robbie. I’m heading over to read the rest. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, Diana. Art does write such interesting poetry.
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Love this writing😊❤️
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Thank you, Olivia
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I want to thank every person individually. I’m still at it. I didn’t expect the response to be…well, I don’t know what I expected but this is amazing. One of the best things about the showcase of “Feral Tenderness” is that I get to meet new people who are interested in poetry. Not everyone is, trust me. Olivia, D Wallace, Kosher (please come to my house) Kitchen, Thoughts, Jill, everyone who took a moment to read a poem, I thank you.
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I am delighted that my readers are enjoying your poems, Art. I love them and take great pleasure in sharing poetry with other poetry lovers.
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